I'm with ya, and I don't know what is required reading now. I'm afraid to find out. Assuming reading more than tweets even /is /required anymore. I grew up on hard sci-fi, prolly like a lot of us here, so dystopian fiction is definitely an influence on how I see things. As are the things themselves. Just seeing them /potentially /merge is scary. I'm not ashamed of being hair-triggered about that. Someone has to be. The more the better, I say. What books do you recommend? But since I'm currently on 8 distinct (yet interrelated) learning curves, I don't promise to get through very many of them. I feel a bit guilty even asking, but what the hey? - Vara On 3/23/2017 6:07 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > ah yes, George Orwell should be required reading for everyone in high > school or first year college. > > There are also some other books that might bear reading (and some of > them even have a take on the current technological and political > situation). > > -eric > from the central office of the Technomage Guild, You can't take it > with you dept. > > On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Vara La Fey wrote: > >> The "3 Minute Hate" was a reference to "1984", which the intended >> system of "three minutes" of semi-mandatory content reminded me of >> /because /it is an intended system of "three minutes" of >> semi-mandatory content. >> >> I don't hate anybody here, and I have no reason to think that >> proponents of this spyware/monitoring/chastising system do either. I >> merely assumed that intelligent techies near my own age would >> understand the reference, even if they don't agree with my comparison. >> >> I fully mean my criticisms of the system, of proposing to >> self-righteously take up time belonging to people who are not >> associated with you, and of it's abuse potential beyond the abuse >> already inherent /in /it. >> >> You don't have to be an internet techie to see that. Or to hit an >> overly-defensive nerve. >> >> >> On 3/23/2017 4:53 PM, Steve Litt wrote: >>> On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:50:50 -0700 >>> Vara La Fey wrote: >>> >>>> Please, waste time and effort and money patenting your /spyware >>>> /chaperone system that monitors web activity with the intent of >>>> /creating consequences /for activity which you - or your intended >>>> customer - opines is "invalid". I doubt very many people will buy >>>> into it because there is no upside for them. Even when they alter it >>>> to fit their own agenda, they just anger their customers who can >>>> click OK for EULAs and enter logins, but cannot bypass your 3 Minute >>>> Hate. >>> Hate? >>> >>> Pot/Kettle >>> >>> A look back on Vara La Fey's previous posts shows Vara La Fey short on >>> tech and long on very nasty criticism. >>> >>> Five minutes ago I procmailed Vara La Fey out of my life. >>> >>> :0: >>> * ^From:.*VLF_email_address >>> * ^(To|Cc).*plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> $GARBAGE >>> >>> Anybody who agrees with me would be doing themselves a favor (and >>> lowering their blood pressure) by doing the same. >>> >>> SteveT >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss